by Steve F45
I see pics here and there of slugs. What exactly are they? how do they operate?
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2005Vdub wrote:I see pics here and there of slugs. What exactly are they? how do they operate?A slug has traction motors but no prime mover -- the traction motors are powered off the generator/alternator of the mother unit that they are mated to.
justinking wrote:Does CSX operate slugs anywhere else outside of the Hagerstown area (hanover sub so forth). I see so many of them running around here and very few else where on their system.I don't think that they're limited to one region. I believe they can roam the system.
2005Vdub wrote:whats the difference from a slug and lets say the old F9A's then the B witch was just looked the same but was not a cab body.B units (which were mainly cab units, but there have also been some hood units built this way) are simply units without cabs. They contain prime movers, and, if equipped with hostler controls, can actually move under their own power. They contain everything that a normal diesel unit does except the cab.
ANDY117 wrote:I think the CP SD40-2 slugs have their prime movers still intact. Just no controls. They jsut retired the last ex NS one in December. They have all the windows plated over.That's a B unit, not a slug, if it still has a prime mover.